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Final · Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center, Newark, NJ · attendance 752 · ESPN gamecast · Share this box score

NJIT edged Saint Peter's 54-52

By Hardwood Bricks staff · Sun, Nov 8, 2026

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NJIT edged Saint Peter's 54-52 at Joel & Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center.

Bronx, New York, native Brandon Stores Jr. led NJIT with 15 points. Xavier Thomas had 14 points for Saint Peter's. Trey Patterson led all players with 12 rebounds for Saint Peter's.

NJIT had 15 fast-break points to Saint Peter's's 5. NJIT covered the closing spread. Our model missed the final margin by 2.5 points.

Scoring · NJIT: Brandon Stores Jr. 15, David Bolden 12, Matheo Coffi 9, Victor Vanderstraeten 8, Mario Tatum Jr. 5, Rocco Awad 5. Saint Peter's: Xavier Thomas 14, Bryce Eaton 12, Trey Patterson 7, Ken Walker 6, Bryson Wilson 6, Jonathan Noudjihidi 4, Elijah Perkins 2, Jordan Mathews 1.

What the model said

Projected that morning with only earlier games

SPU 65, NJIT 64model score

+0.5model spread (home)

129.0model total

2.5points off the final margin

UnderdogNJIT +1.51.0 Won Under 132.53.5 Won

OverUnderFavoriteUnderdogThe colored fill is the gap between the model and the market: a full chip means 6 points or more. The number on each chip is that gap.

Leans are against the DraftKings closing line ESPN carries. Season record on the ratings page.

Line and result

	Spread (home)	Total	ML home	ML away	Source
Close	+1.5	132.5	110	-130	DraftKings via ESPN

Margin +2 (home) ATS NJIT covered Total 106 → under

Travel and rest coming in

Team	Rest days	Miles in	Road streak	Time zone
SPU	non-America East team, not tracked
NJIT	2	24	–	same

Rest is full days off between games. Miles are an estimate from the travel model (see the travel page).

Team stats

Stat	SPU	NJIT
FG	19-58	15-35
FG%	33	43
3PT	8-28	7-17
3P%	29	41
FT	6-11	17-26
FT%	55	65
Rebounds	36	25
Offensive rebounds	19	5
Defensive rebounds	17	20
Assists	8	11
Steals	8	5
Blocks	1	2
Turnovers	13	16
Points off turnovers	16	19
Fast break points	5	15
Points in paint	22	16
Fouls	23	18
Largest lead	4	12
Possessions (est.)	57.2	58.4
Points per 100 possessions	90.9	92.5

Possessions = FGA − OREB + TO + 0.475 × FTA.

Saint Peter's Peacocks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Bryce Eaton G	38	12	5-16	2-8	0-1	1	2	3	4	3	0	3
Xavier Thomas F	35	14	6-15	2-7	0-0	2	4	2	0	3	0	3
Trey Patterson F	32	7	2-3	2-3	1-2	5	12	1	3	0	1	3
Elijah Perkins G	23	2	0-3	0-2	2-2	2	2	2	1	1	0	3
Jonathan Noudjihidi C	16	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Mathews	21	1	0-2	0-0	1-4	4	6	0	1	0	0	2
Ken Walker	17	6	2-10	2-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Bryson Wilson	9	6	2-4	0-0	2-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4
Shaedon Simpson	6	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Mason Santiago	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Bourgeois Tshilobo	DNP
Akil Watson	DNP
Robert Wilmote	DNP
Phoenix Glassnor	DNP

NJIT Highlanders

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
Victor Vanderstraeten F	34	8	3-6	0-0	2-4	0	4	0	4	0	0	4
Matheo Coffi F	33	9	3-4	2-2	1-2	2	6	2	2	2	1	2
David Bolden G	33	12	2-4	2-3	6-6	1	5	3	2	0	0	3
Brandon Stores Jr. G	31	15	4-10	2-5	5-8	0	4	3	0	0	0	2
Mario Tatum Jr. G	23	5	1-4	0-2	3-6	0	0	0	2	2	1	2
Rocco Awad	19	5	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	3
John Kelly	13	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Quentin Duncan	12	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0
AJ Altobelli	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1
Zack Scherler	DNP
Brendan Oliver	DNP
Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic	DNP
Jayonni Durrough	DNP